10th Grade Science Quiz

The word "atom" comes from the Greek word...

• Atomos
• Atomus
• Atamos
• Atoms

Which person promoted the theory that all nature could be understood in terms of the movement of atoms?

• Dimitri Mendeleev
• John Dalton
• Democritus
• Ernest Rutherford

In ancient times, many elements were known. Most of the names of these elements are from ____ words.

• Spanish
• French
• Latin
• English

Who proposed the Atomic Theory?

• Democritus
• Ernest Rutherford
• Dimitri Mendeleev
• John Dalton

The Atomic Theory stated that:

• Some matter is composed of atoms, all atoms of the same element are identical, atoms of different elements are the same, and Atoms unite in indefinite ratios to form compounds
• All matter is composed of atoms, All atoms of the same element are identical, atoms of different elements are different, and atoms unite in definite ratios to form compounds
• No matter is composed of atoms, all atoms of the same element are identical, atoms of different elements are similar, and atoms unite in definite ratios to form compounds
• All matter is composed of atoms, all atoms of the same element are identical, atoms of different elements are the same, and atoms unite in definite ratios to form compounds

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Who's periodic table classified and sorted elements based on common properties? This table had 62 elements and left space for 20 not discovered yet. 

• J.J. Thompson
• Ernest Rutherford
• Dimitri Mendeleev
• Democritus

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In the early periodic table, how many elements had not yet been filled in?

• 32
• 20
• 16
• 17

In the early periodic table, the elements were arranged in order of...

• Mass Number
• Electron Number
• Neutron Number
• Atomic Number

What proved the early periodic table to be a good model?

• The fact that the elements were proved to be elements
• The fact that the scientist that created it was the most advanced in his time
• The discovery of atoms to fill the blank spaces
• The fact that the theory of the periodic table was proven

Who discovered the electron in 1897?

• Ernest Rutherford
• James Chadwick
• J.J Thompson
• Dimitri Mendeleev